London never looked better!

Rating: 7/10 (15 April 2003)

Given that I'm a big fan of post-apocalyptic movies it wasn't much of a surprise to me that I liked this film. Sure, it's low-budget and the storyline is very low key - no planet saving heroics a la Reign of Fire here - but it still kept me entertained nonetheless.
It's also far from original, though, and borrows quite heavily from Romero's "Dead" series of films. But considering we live in an era where they are remaking such untouchable classics as "The Italian Job" and "Casablanca" I don't think a bit of plagiarism goes amiss here and there.
There are plot holes, but none so glaring as the aformentioned Reign of Fire's plot craters. But on the whole it's a solid piece of work and a worthy addition to the post-apocalypse genre. Although it's received some negative comments, I actually liked the DV nature of the production which gave the movie a grittier look to it. And I thought London had never looked better, frankly!